Precision unit conversion
Area conversions matter most for property and land — UK land is still often described in acres, while most of the world (and most modern paperwork) uses hectares or square metres.
| Convert | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 acre | 4,046.86 m² (0.404686 hectares) |
| 1 hectare | 10,000 m² (2.47105 acres) |
| 1 square foot | 0.092903 m² |
| 1 square metre | 10.7639 ft² |
| 1 square mile | 2.58999 km² (640 acres) |
| 1 square yard | 0.836127 m² |
A useful mental anchor: a hectare is roughly the size of a full-size rugby or football pitch (about 2.5 acres), and an acre is roughly the size of a standard American football field without the end zones.
The full converter covers square millimetres up to square miles, plus acres and hectares, for property, land and construction measurements.
Open Area converter →One acre is 4,046.86 square metres, or 0.404686 hectares.
One hectare is about 2.47105 acres.
Multiply square feet by 0.092903. So a 1,000 sq ft flat is about 92.9 m².